Author: Lone Candle

How Trump Could Snatch a Third Term — Despite the 22nd Amendment

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“If Trump decided he wanted to hold onto power past 2028, there are at least four paths he could try:
He could generate a movement to repeal the 22nd Amendment directly.
He could exploit a little-noticed loophole in the amendment that might allow him to run for vice president and then immediately ascend back to the presidency.
He could run for president again on the bet that a pliant Supreme Court won’t stop him.
Or he could simply refuse to leave — and put a formal end to America’s democratic experiment.”
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/01/31/trump-defy-constitution-third-term-00200239

‘The Airport Said Don’t Do It. And They Did It.’

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“For years, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority warned Congress that the region’s airports were at capacity, DeFazio said in an interview with POLITICO Magazine. But their pleas for restraint fell short among lawmakers, who voted to add more flights to an airport already struggling with its heavy load and a shortage of air traffic controllers caused by previous government shutdowns and pandemic-era hits to its workforce.

“Every senator in particular wants a nonstop flight to and from wherever they live,” said DeFazio, an Oregon Democrat. He noted that a reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration passed last year added even more flights to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. “The airport said, ‘Don’t do it.’ And they did it. So they added to what DCA said is already an overly congested and over-capacity airport.” (Congress has added more than 60 new flights to Reagan since 2000, over the objections of airport officials.)”

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/01/31/defazio-plane-crash-blame-00201767

Trump pardons 23 anti-abortion activists on eve of March for Life rally

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“Trump signed pardons for 23 anti-abortion protesters who were convicted of illegally blockading a reproductive health clinic in Washington, D.C.”

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/24/trump-pardons-anti-abortion-activists

Trump immigration crackdown could worsen construction worker shortage

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“The construction industry needs to attract 439,000 new workers this year to meet demand, otherwise costs will rise — putting some projects out of reach — per projections from the Associated Builders and Contractors trade group out Friday morning.”

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“Immigrants make up about 26% of the construction workforce, per census data cited by Pew Research Center last fall.”

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“An estimated 13% of construction workers are undocumented”

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/24/trump-immigration-construction-industry

TikTok deal put on hold after China objects over tariffs, sources say

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“A deal to spin off the U.S. assets of TikTok was put on hold after China indicated it would not approve the deal following President Donald Trump’s tariffs announcement this week, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Trump on Friday extended by 75 days a deadline for ByteDance to sell U.S. assets of the popular short video app to a non-Chinese buyer, or face a ban that was supposed to have taken effect in January under a 2024 law.”

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-tiktok-sale-deadline-looms-141008550.html

Will Trump’s tariffs cause global economic crash? | Robert Kaplan | Fourcast

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‘Trump is post-literate, meaning he can use social media, but doesn’t read books. He doesn’t understand the origin, history, and nature of the Western alliance because he hasn’t taken the time to understand it. That would require reading.’

Trump doesn’t understand complex global supply chains.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otuT90ffpA0